A cluster of data centres is planned for a suburb in Sydney’s north and its residents have broken a record in their resistance.

The developer behind a $4.8 million data centre in North Katoomba has confirmed they will withdraw their proposal following community backlash.

The AI boom has landed in the Southern Highlands with a speculative plan to supersize a data centre and power it with a new gas plant. Locals are fighting back.

A cluster of data centres is planned for a suburb in Sydney’s north and its residents have broken a record in their resistance.